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malaise

(268,930 posts)
Sat Apr 12, 2014, 09:49 AM Apr 2014

Oops - Did I hear that Cyrus Vance Jr. the Manhattan District Attorney

is now part of the 'all hands on deck' against Christie, Samson et al.

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303603904579495992389171168
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Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. subpoenaed a broad range of records last month from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, a person familiar with the matter said, seeking information on some of the agency's highest-profile projects and correspondence among its top officials.

The subpoena, whose existence hadn't previously been disclosed, seeks correspondence among current and former authority officials and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's administration on topics including the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site, various projects in New Jersey and the PATH transportation hub in lower Manhattan, the person said.

The inquiries by Mr. Vance's office reveal a new front of scrutiny for the Port Authority, which has already been targeted by federal prosecutors and lawmakers in the wake of the George Washington Bridge scandal. The unannounced lane closures in September were orchestrated by Mr. Christie's aides and Port Authority allies, causing a five-day traffic mess in Fort Lee, N.J., allegedly as political retribution against the Democratic mayor of the borough.

Cyrus Vance Jr. in January Reuters

Spokesmen for Mr. Vance and the Port Authority declined to comment, as did a spokeswoman for U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman of New Jersey, who is leading a criminal probe into the September lane closures.
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Samson will be Christie's Delilah!! mark my words

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